Faith & Spirituality – Page 4

Two Types of Mystery

Alex Long February 28, AD2026 4 Comments

“Religion tells you what to think. Philosophy tells you how to think,” my friend said at night in the skate park near my college. The

The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for March 2026

Marty Dybicz February 27, AD2026 1 Comment

The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for March 2026 is made clearest by Catholic doctrine. Doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation and

Prayerful Alternatives to Doomscrolling

Laura DeMaria February 27, AD2026 1 Comment

Eliminate the habit of doomscrolling by replacing it with practices that bring you closer to God.

Is Your Catholic School Being Set Up For Closure?

Dorothy Osanna February 26, AD2026 9 Comments

Picture this: it’s an ordinary Friday afternoon, and you’re about to swing by the school and collect your kids for a long, relaxing weekend. Suddenly,

St Francis of Assisi –The Preacher

David Torkington February 25, AD2026 1 Comment

It was in the church of St Mary of the Angels that a momentous event took place in the life of St Francis. It took

Blessed William Tirry: Friar, Fugitive, Martyr

D.P. Curtin February 24, AD2026 2 Comments

For most of the Irish, the events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are difficult to comprehend. The scale of national devastation that transpired seems

Lenten Fasting: Vegetarian and Vegan Meal Ideas

Alexandra Greeley February 24, AD2026 1 Comment

On February 18, 2026 the Forty Days of Lent begin, leading the faithful into days of prayer and fasting prior to Easter Sunday. Even observing

A Pontiff’s Warning in the Age of Digital Conformity

Haile haile February 23, AD2026 2 Comments

An Analysis in Light of the Spiral of Silence In the grand Hall of Benedictions, before an assembly of diplomats representing the Vatican, Pope Leo

Why You Should Keep a Godly Dating Journal

Diana Ragsdale February 23, AD2026 2 Comments

The words from your dating journal are a window into your heart where God can shower You with His love and blessings.

Marie Corédemptrice

Dr. Edouard Belaga February 22, AD2026 1 Comment

The twentieth century was fully consecrated by Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This benediction began a few years earlier with the marvelous apparition

The Didache, Sacrosanctum Concillium, and Inter Oecumenici

Joe Tevington February 22, AD2026 7 Comments

I was born in 1959, while my bride of nearly four decades was born in 1960. It is flabbergasting to now find that some of

The Fellowship of the Unashamed

Ray Sullivan February 20, AD2026 4 Comments

Being unashamed and dying to self means putting God first in our lives, others second, and ourselves last.

God Makes Crooked Lines Straight

Tom Thomas February 20, AD2026 2 Comments

Recently I was feeling a bit dejected. Some of the decisions I made in my role as a husband and father did not go well,

An Absence of the Eternal?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC February 18, AD2026 4 Comments

Therefore, we must maintain great stillness of mind, even in the midst of our struggles. We shall then be able to distinguish between the different

ashes. Lent, memento mori, sins, fasting

Lent Is Like ‘Pre-Season’ Training

Dan Fitzpatrick February 17, AD2026 3 Comments

Athletes and Catholics are similar in that they have two main seasons – pre-season and in-season. In this analogy, the liturgical year periods of Christmas,

police, lawlessness, corruption, first responders

Is Evil Taking Place in Minneapolis?

Gene M. Van Son February 16, AD2026 22 Comments

The parish I belong to sends out weekly reflections that often provide food for thought. Once in a while, however, a reflection offers up a

The Unseen Architect: The Legacy and Leadership of St. Catherine de’ Ricci

Vincent Obiajulu February 15, AD2026 No Comments

Dear friends, brothers and sisters in nation-building, In the heart of the Italian Renaissance—an era celebrated for its earthly artists and political machinations—a different kind

Embracing the Universal Call to Holiness: Part II

Brother Joseph Freyaldenhoven February 14, AD2026 1 Comment

Part I– In every age, the eternal invitation resounds: we are called to be saints. Part II Seven Virtues That Shape the Path to Holiness

The Liturgy of Littleness: At the Heart of Leo XIV’s One Homily

David L. Gray, ThM February 13, AD2026 3 Comments

It is often said that every priest has only one homily. Beneath the humor or the eyes drawn to his written text lies something profoundly

When Halftime Feels More Like Little Time Left

Gabriel Garnica February 12, AD2026 15 Comments

The just completed Super Bowl featured a contest between two very different opponents vying to become the latest NFL Champion. However, the game’s halftime show